Joseph Serrano
Joseph Serrano, 27, was held at the Maricopa County jail in September 2023 and was taken to a hospital and then returned to the jail by van. His mother, Jacquelyn Serrano, has spent months trying to learn what happened and wants answers so that this does not happen to anyone else. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office report attributes his death on September 28, 2023 to a gastrointestinal bleed from an ulcer and lists the manner as accidental. The family's lawyers say his body had trauma that is hard to explain and are seeking answers.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed). The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office report attributes his death to a gastrointestinal bleed from an ulcer and lists the manner as accidental, while his family's lawyers say his body had trauma that is hard to explain and are seeking answers.
Reported by: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); his family's lawyers (family or their lawyers).